<p>How important are your grades after you turn in your transcript? Does it really matter that much anymore. Colleges are going to use the grades I send them to make my decision. As long as I dont slip up on my grades too bad Im pretty much in right?</p>
<p>you mean after you turn in your 9-11 transcripts?</p>
<p>id like to know this too</p>
<p>i think this question is in the mind of every senior</p>
<p>Many colleges want your final transcript, if you check the common app there is a supplement called Final Report that the counselor fills out and sends in with the final transcript. Click on the name of the college to see if it is one of the supplements required. If you did poorly enough admission could be rescinded.</p>
<p>S of friend slacked off in a BIG way his Senior year 2nd semester -we're talking C's and a D - down from A's and B's the 1st semester. His admission (highly selective univ.) wasn't rescinded, but he was placed on Academic Probation for his first semester. This meant he had to meet regularly with an advisor (to assure them that he was handling the work load OK) and the number of hours he could enroll in was limited to the min. allowed to be considered a full time student. He felt a little embarassed he had to be "baby sat" by the school when in reality he was very capable of doing the work. Wished then he hadn't "kicked back" quite so much!</p>
<p>I know someone who sent in her ED application to a top LAC, and then slacked off. She was admitted in early December. In January, the school requested her mid-year report. When they saw her grades had dipped from straight A's to mostly B's and one C (in Calculus), they were not happy. They told her that if she didn't bring her grades back up to what they'd been at the time they'd accepted her, they'd rescind their offer. She managed to do it, but just barely, and it didn't make for a fun end to her high school days. </p>
<p>I also know a student who let his grades slip after being admitted to a public university. Like the student CopterMom knew, the school placed him on academic probation for the first year.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that many colleges these days have LARGE waitlists that they can pull from, so rescinding based on final grades is no skin off their teeth.</p>
<p>In other words: Keep up the good work. If nothing else, it'll pay off by keeping you sharp for when the REAL work begins in college.</p>
<p>Senior year grades (all four quarters) are almost always requested by the university, even if you are accepted. A serious drop in grades will almost always raise a major red flag at most respectable universities. Few will rescind an offer (although it does happen more than you'd think) but many would have no compunction in placing students with significant drops in their grades on academic probation. Just so that you know, that mark will stay on your trasncripts and will be seen by graduate school adcoms when and if you chose to apply to graduate school. They will also be seen by potential employers if you apply to exclusive companies like large multinationals like Boeing, GE, Cisco etc.., as well as IBanks or MCs. </p>
<p>Trust me, that is a blemish you can do without! So, even once you are admitted into a university you like, do not relax too much. Yes, your grades can drop a little, from say a 3.7 to a 3.4 or a 3.5, but anything more will raise a red flag.</p>
<p>reviving an old thread for ED'rs to selective schools....even if you are accepted early, its still important to keep those grades up to avoid the possibility (& worry) of being rescinded or put on academic probation!</p>
<p>I moved to Maryland from Connecticut to a new high school my senior year. My first quarter in my Maryland high school was terrible. I did really badly as in a 2.0<br>
GPA :(. I felt it had alot to do with the move. I was in AP Classes that apparently learned different material in past years than my courses in Connecticut. My second quarter was much better and my GPA now is about 3.1.
My 9-11 GPA was 3.5. My senior year mid year report will have this 3.1 GPA. My Counselor spoke of my struggle in the new school in her recommendation. Will the mid year report be very detrimental to my admission or is a move a valid reason for a drop in grades?</p>
<p>These links might be of interest.
<a href="http://www.collegeconfidential.com/dean/archives/000195.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.collegeconfidential.com/dean/archives/000195.htm</a>
<a href="http://www.collegeconfidential.com/dean/archives/000284.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.collegeconfidential.com/dean/archives/000284.htm</a></p>
<p>Losi0907, I think you've done the best you can with the situation. Your counselor's rec helps put the situation in perspective. Good luck with admissions.</p>
<p>I think that as long as you're not seriously screwing up (like getting Ds or Fs), colleges are willing to overlook a little bit of second semester slacking.</p>